rolled
part of speech
verb past and past participle (roll, rolls, rolled, rolling); adjective (rolled — as in rolled oats)
meaning for a pupil
1) Rolled is the past form of roll: the ball rolled away. tree →
2) Rolled means made flat or round by rolling: rolled oats, rolled-up paper. tree →
3) Rolled can describe a number thrown on dice: she rolled a 5. tree →
4) Of time, to roll by means to pass. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a die rolled, a ball rolled a distance, dough rolled out; numbers rolled on dice are often added. In everyday life: rolled oats, rolled-up sleeves. In science: how far a ball rolled on different surfaces. In stories: «the tears rolled down her cheeks», «the years rolled by».
examples
- She rolled the die and got a 5. tree →
- The ball rolled 12 feet. tree →
- He rolled two dice and added the numbers. tree →
- They rolled 30 balls of clay. tree →
- The marble rolled farther on the smooth floor than on the carpet. tree →
- Porridge is made from rolled oats. tree →
- The coin rolled under the sofa. tree →
- Tears rolled down his cheeks. tree →
- She rolled up the poster and put it in a tube. tree →
note
A past action; numbers rolled on dice are often added. Trap: none. In science, measure how far a ball rolled with a tape measure; smooth surfaces mean less friction, so it rolls farther.
In the corpora
- Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet and drink through a long tube called a proboscis that stays rolled up like a party blower.
- Stoats and weasels wrestled and rolled about until most of them rolled into the river!
- The Stranger-man is thumped, rolled on pebbles and called rude names, but he leads them all back to the river.
- Oranges rolled into the road, and the shopkeeper, Mr Patel, fed up, rang the police.
- Kieran rolled up his sleeve to show his scar from a street fight like it was a medal.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rolled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.